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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atomi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes. Torrance has chosen Black Strobe - I'm a man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Torrance is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrance.
Torrance throws a series of punches but Atomi moves out of range.
Torrance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atomi throws the kick towards the body but Torrance avoids it.
Good shot there by Torrance.
Atomi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torrance to score with a decent uppercut.
Atomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Torrance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomi manages to avoid it.
Torrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atomi staying out of range there.
Torrance thumps Atomi with a low kick.
Torrance fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atomi is out of range.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses
and Torrance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atomi lands with an overhand left.
Torrance uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atomi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack Torrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi throws the kick towards the body but Torrance avoids it.
Atomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torrance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torrance throws a poor cross that misses
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, if Atomi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Atomi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torrance is looking to control Atomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torrance avoid being mounted?
Atomi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Atomi is pressing down on Torrance's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torrance is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance has hold of Atomi's hands but Atomi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torrance does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torrance avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomi.
Atomi working Torrance over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atomi is trying to control. Torrance wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torrance keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torrance trying to control but Atomi postures up.
Atomi lands with a punch from half guard.
Atomi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torrance knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throwing shots but Torrance is blocking nicely.
Atomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torrance defending well though.
Atomi slips a nice elbow through Torrance's hands, connecting with Torrance's forehead.
Atomi is looking to stall here but Torrance recovers full guard.
Torrance is trying to control the position but Atomi postures up.
Atomi throwing strikes but missing.
Atomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atomi postures up in Torrance's guard and throws a big left but Torrance blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torrance keeping moving, preventing Atomi from controlling successfully.
Atomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Atomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atomi postures up in Torrance's guard and throws a big left but Torrance blocks it.
Atomi postures up in Torrance's guard and throws a big left but Torrance blocks it.
Torrance pulls Atomi in close to prevent any damage.
Atomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi postures up in Torrance's guard and throws a big left but Torrance blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Atomi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torrance's guard.
Atomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atomi cracks Torrance with a solid left hand.
Atomi throwing strikes from guard but Torrance blocks nicely.
Atomi wants to control from the top but Torrance keeps moving.
Torrance is trying to keep Atomi in close.
Atomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torrance keeping moving, preventing Atomi from controlling successfully.
Atomi working some strikes from top position.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torrance pulls Atomi in to control the position.
Atomi advances to half guard.
Torrance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atomi.
Torrance is trying to maintain the position but Atomi is very close to passing his half guard.
Atomi throws a strike but Torrance avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torrance avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torrance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torrance working a defensive guard here.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Atomi looking to pass the guard.
Atomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torrance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrance trying to control the position here.
Tomi Atomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atomi landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torrance pulls Atomi in to control the position.
Atomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atomi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrance's head.
Atomi throwing strikes but missing.
Atomi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torrance avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atomi throwing strikes but missing.
Atomi trying to control but Torrance is working from the bottom.
Torrance preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torrance is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Atomi blocks a jab.
Atomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrance.
Atomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torrance stuffs the takedown attempt from Atomi. Atomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Torrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torrance closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atomi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torrance's head backwards.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atomi scores with a jab. Torrance acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atomi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torrance can do to turn this around?
Atomi pushes Torrance away with a front kick.
Tomi Atomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomi throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Atomi throws a chopping leg kick but Torrance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torrance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torrance avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomi.
Torrance regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atomi.
Atomi trying to control but Torrance is working from the bottom.
Atomi wants to pass the guard but Torrance is keeping the position.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi postures up in Torrance's guard and throws a big left but Torrance blocks it.
Atomi looking to pass the guard.
Atomi is working hard here to advance position.
Atomi with a nice head shot there.
Atomi advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomi wants to control but Torrance is keeping him busy.
Atomi seems to be working for a kimura but Torrance defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Atomi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torrance keeping control of the position.
Atomi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Torrance's thigh. Torrance counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Atomi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torrance's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi slips nicely into half guard.
Torrance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atomi.
Atomi with the ground and pound but Torrance uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Torrance is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atomi advances position into side control!
Atomi grinds an elbow into Torrance's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrance managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Atomi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomi working the strikes but Torrance uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Torrance looks to land a combination but Atomi avoids it well.
Torrance misses with a hook.
A big right from Torrance misses.
Atomi moves away from the strike by Torrance.
Torrance throws a series of punches but Atomi avoids them all with ease.
Torrance moves out of range as Atomi throws a body kick.
Atomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Atomi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Atomi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrance misses the target.
Atomi takes a swing at Torrance's ribcage but misses.
Atomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torrance finds it's way round the side to connect with Atomi's head.
Torrance darts in trying to clinch
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torrance won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance parries the strikes from Atomi easily there. Atomi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torrance to escape.
Torrance taking a bit of punishment here - Atomi scoring with strikes.
Atomi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Torrance is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Atomi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Atomi scoring with punches and elbows.
Atomi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Torrance felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Torrance parries the strikes from Atomi easily there. Atomi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torrance to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Atomi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Atomi misses with the ground and pound.
Atomi throws an elbow but Torrance slips to the side and avoids it well.
Atomi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Atomi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Atomi is trying to ground and pound but Torrance uses the momentary lack of control by Atomi to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomi throwing shots but Torrance is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torrance regains full guard. Nicely done.
Torrance keeping full guard, as Atomi tries to pass.
Torrance working a defensive guard here.
Atomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atomi advances position into side control!
Atomi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Torrance to see if he's OK.
Atomi is looking to take a break and control but Torrance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torrance sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Atomi scoring with punches from side control.
Atomi with the ground and pound but Torrance regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrance wants to control but Atomi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi had his way with Jack Torrance in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Atomi clobbers Torrance with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torrance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torrance throws a leg kick but Atomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atomi.
Torrance closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torrance misses with a body punch.
Torrance misses with a punch on the inside.
Torrance taking a breather.
Atomi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torrance just stands there and leans against the cage.
Torrance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrance trying to stall but Atomi improves his position.
Atomi blocking some punches.
Torrance is pressed up against the cage. Atomi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torrance down to the mat. Torrance avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Atomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torrance counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atomi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Torrance has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torrance and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Atomi is predictable there
and Torrance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torrance has closed the distance and engaged Atomi in a clinch.
Atomi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atomi digs a right hand underneath Torrance's ribcage. Torrance let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torrance is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Atomi tries a body shot but Torrance blocks it.
Torrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Atomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Atomi on the inside.
Torrance taking a breather.
Atomi blocks an uppercut.
Atomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Atomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi blocks an uppercut.
Atomi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torrance throws a head punch that misses.
Torrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Atomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrance tries a body shot but Atomi blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Atomi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atomi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrance fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Atomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrance moves in looking to clinch but Atomi pushes him off.
Atomi throws an overhand right that lands on Torrance's shoulder, as Torrance tries to avoid the shot.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torrance.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrance misses the target.
Jack Torrance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atomi cracks Torrance with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torrance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Torrance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Atomi.
Torrance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrance loads up on a big right hand but Atomi slips the punch.
Torrance throws an overhand right that lands on Atomi's shoulder, as Atomi tries to avoid the shot.
Torrance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atomi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance tries to close the distance and clinch but Atomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atomi.
Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torrance.
Torrance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrance fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atomi.
Torrance cracks Atomi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Torrance misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torrance throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atomi.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomi Atomi.
Well Atomi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Atomi!
Tomi Atomi retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Tomi Atomi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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